Rubbish scheme to cut London energy bills
In a deal signed with French waste company Veolia, the UK capital’s first waste-to-heating system will supply 2,500 homes in the borough of Southwark European Companies News…
German industrials warn on profits
Salzgitter and Lanxess hit by ‘fragile sentiment’ in Europe and beyond just weeks after BASF and Siemens issue cautionary statements European Companies News…
Crédit Agricole posts results by accident
French bank accidentally reports €1bn in pre-tax profit in the second quarter on its website ahead of a planned announcement on Tuesday European Companies News…
EADS activist puts Paris on the spot
Pressure from TCI for EADS to sell its stake in Dassault Aviation threatens to unpick the web of cross-shareholdings in France’s defence industry European Companies News…
EADS / Dassault: defensive manoeuvres
A hedge fund’s push to get EADS to sell its stake in Dassault does not hold any revelations for chief executive Tom Enders European Companies News…
Publicis chief puts accent on loyalty
Chief executive Maurice Lévy’s decisions on the future of the agency, which has agreed a merger with Omnicom, have been made with respect for its past European Companies News…
TCI pushes EADS to ditch Dassault stake
Challenge by hedge fund puts CEO Enders in sensitive position and comes days after he announced a restructuring of EADS, to be rebranded Airbus European Companies News…
Setback for Ecclestone over F1 sale case
London court orders Formula One Group and owners CVC to release documents relating to the sale of the motor racing series seven years ago European Companies News…
Raiffeisen scales back growth plans
Bank plans to ‘slow down our growth’ in some central and eastern European countries and focus its growth efforts on six markets, new chief executive says European Companies News…
Generali eyes €1.5bn of disposals
Italian insurer’s chief says recent asset sales had ‘taken off the table’ investor concerns that it might require a capital increase European Companies News…
